Destinations
On a cool autumn day, my friend and I were lucky enough to visit Ma Pi Leng Pass, considered the king of all passes in Viet Nam, which locates in Meo Vac district in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang. Passing through: Ma Pi Leng Pass is one of the highest passes in the…
That Son or Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) region spans Tri Ton and Tinh Bien districts of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang bordering Cambodia. The region is endowed with many historical and cultural relics as well as stunning landscapes, so we have decided to make a journey to explore its cultural charm and natural…
Ca Mau always welcomes visitors with a gentle and peaceful atmosphere. People can mingle themselves in the river, fields and gardens. Every time setting foot in Ca Mau, my mind recalls lines of verse: My Fatherland as a ship, whose prow is Ca Mau Cape. The cape is in the southernmost of the country…
Ly Son Island some 30 kilometers off the central province of Quang Ngai is better known as “the kingdom of garlic” thanks to its vast garlic fields with a pungent aroma. But the island has more on offer for tourists, so Ly Son is emerging as a good destination for many visitors owing to…
Ham Rong Mountain, which belongs to the majestic Hoang Lien Son Range in Sapa District, Lao Cai Province and is about 30 kilometers from Lao Cai Town, looks like a jaw of a dragon opening wide to the sky. It is an intoxicating scenery when the whole landscape is blanketed in the mist. Standing…
About 135 kilometers from downtown HCMC on National Road No. 22B, Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park is famous as a vegetation mosaic of forest where tourists can explore biodiversity and indulge in nature. The national park encompasses Tan Lap, Tan Binh and Hoa Hiep communes in Tan Bien District, Tay Ninh Province, which is in…
A kilometre long path snaking through a red basaltic soil hill with sculptures carved out of its sides is set to become a popular tourist attraction in the Central Highlands City of Da Lat. Located near the famous Tuyen Lam Lake, the path embodies the vision of its founder Trinh Ba Dung to tell the…
A lot of hearsays have it that Bao Loc City in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong is home to numerous wonders. The most typical one, as widely agreed, is certainly the Dambri Waterfall, but the wonderland is also said to be well known for other extravagant venues, such as Suoi Mo, or Fairy Stream,…
Thien Cam, one of the most beautiful beaches in central Viet Nam, offers a refreshingly undeveloped landscape. A primary school student in Ha Noi looked suntanned after a holiday with his family in Thien Cam sea area in the central province of Ha Tinh, but his eyes radiated happiness. "The sea was so clean and…
Located 103km from Phan Thiet City in the central province of Binh Thuan, the Phu Quy island district has become a destination for visitors who love exploring the wild. In Phu Quy, a group of ten small islands, only the biggest island, known as Hon Lon (Big Isle) has residents. Hon Trung (Egg Isle) is…
It might be an interesting experience for tourists to be a gardener at Trai Mat, an outskirt area which is 8km away from Dalat City. From the city downtown, people can follow Tran Hung Dao and Hung Vuong streets to get to the site after a 20-minute drive on motorbike. Tourists can also take a…
Many visitors to Dalat City often pick Tuyen Lam Lake as one of the stops of their tours to the Central Highlands city of Dalat thanks to its evergreen pine forest and picturesque scenery. Located some eight kilometers from downtown Dalat, the magnificent lake was created after a dam was built from 1982 to…
Amidst the bustling city streets in Ho Chi Minh City, filled with shabbily dressed street peddlers, alongside the ancient architecture and markets with names like Ben Thanh and Binh Tay, there are always great numbers of tourists. Shopping markets Ben Thanh market Ben Thanh market, built by the French in 1870, located in District 1…
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) today is a dynamic new centre with many high rise modern buildings. Beside the hustle and bustle, old heritage buildings still nestled somewhere in the heart of the busy city. The chapel (now called Tan Xa) locating at 180 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, in the campus of the bishop’s palace…
